At the end of November, in cooperation with Aerocool, we called on our readers and community members to apply for our latest reader test. We were looking for three testers for a brand new case from the manufacturer, which after an extensive test report for our forum could be kept as a small thank you for the efforts at the end. We have now started selecting the testers.

Three copies of the Aerocool Atomic are made available, which was only released in August. The Micro-ATX case combines a mesh approach on the front with a huge 200 – mm fan with stylish RGB lighting, with a second 120 – mm model was attached to the rear wall in order to provide an optimal airflow for cooling. Many more fans can be installed as an option. Both of the fans pre-installed at the factory are fans with A-RGB LEDs, the lighting of which can be controlled via a button in the lid or with a suitable mainboard. For water cooling there are free radiator spaces for a 120 -, 240 – or 280 -mm model in the front, a 240 – mm radiator under the lid and for a 120 mm large heat exchanger at the rear.

The interior of the Aerocool Atomic takes either a Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX mainboard, and offers space for up to 10, 4 cm high processor cooler and up to 34, 7 cm long graphics cards. The floor chamber accommodates an ATX power supply and an HDD cage. The latter offers a 3.5-inch drive space and a combined 2.5- or 3.5-inch drive space. In addition, three further 2.5-inch drives can be accommodated on the mainboard tray.

The v2 version of the Aerocool Atomic also offers a graphics card support, with which a dual-slot graphics card can be mounted vertically using an optional riser cable. Other, user-friendly features such as cable management, a glass side panel with hinges and removable dust filters in the base and lid are also offered.

The Atomic is made of tempered glass, ABS plastic and steel with a material thickness of 0.5 mm and measures 230 x 390 x 403, 5 mm (W x H x D). The tower weighs around 5.9 kg.

Key data:
Designation:	Aerocool Atomic
Material:	steel (0.5 mm), tempered glass, plastic
Dimensions:	230 x 390 x 40, 3 mm (W x H x D)
Form factor:	Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
drives:	2x 3.5 / 2.5 inches (internal), 4x 2.5 inches (internal)
Fan:	2x 120 / 140 or 1x 200 mm (front, 1x 200 mm pre-installed), 1x 120 / 140 mm (back wall , 1x 120 mm pre-installed), 2x 90 / 140 mm (cover, optional)
Radiators (maximum according to the manufacturer):	Front: 120 / 240 / 280 mm, cover: 240 mm, back wall: 120 mm
Cooler height (maximum according to manufacturer):	18, 4 cm
Graphics card length (maximum according to manufacturer):	34, 7 cm
Weight:	about 5.9 kg
Price:	round 56 Euro

In the price comparison, the Aerocool Atomic is currently available at a price from around 40 Euro offered. Three of our readers are now allowed to put the Midi-Tower to the test in detail with their hardware at home and write a comprehensive test report about it for the Hardwareluxx community. As a thank you for your efforts, you can of course keep the case.

These are the testers

We have now gone through all the applications and have decided on the selection of the Participants made. We are happy to announce that the three forum users “Asbery”, “estudioize” and “ElBaRtO _ 90 “are among the lucky chosen ones. You will be notified shortly via private forum conversation and informed about the further progress. After receiving the enclosures, you have four weeks to independently publish your reviews for the community in the enclosure sub-forum.

We wish a lot Have fun testing and look forward to detailed test reports!

Provisional sequence:

• Application phase until December 6th 2020
• Selection of applicants + shipping: from December 7th 2020
• Test period until 10. January 2021

Fine print:

• Employees of Hardwareluxx Media GmbH, Aercool and their relatives are excluded from participation
• The participants are selected by the editors at Hardwareluxx
• An account in the Hardwareluxx forum is absolutely necessary for participation
• The participants will be notified by PN
• All test samples remain with the testers after the test reports have been published
• If the test reports are not posted online on time, the manufacturers reserve the right to invoice the full amount
• The reviews remain exclusively in our forum